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Catholic News - Americas
How St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, first female saint of Canada, discovered her vocation
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys by Pierre Le Ber. / Credit: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 12, 2024…
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Catholic News - Pope
Pope Francis to preside over canonization Mass of Argentina’s first female saint
Sister María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, whose religious name was María Antonia of St. Joseph. / Credit: Public domain…
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Catholic Church reportedly closer to getting its first samurai saint
Cardinal Thomas Aquinas Manyo Maeda of Osaka, Japan / Credit: Photo by Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Dec…
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Catholic News - Pope
Why Sweden honors St. Lucy, a beloved Italian saint
Children participate in the annual St. Lucy's Day celebration in Sweden. / Credit: Claudia Gründer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia…
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Pope Francis lauds Catholic saint who fought to end slavery in Africa
Pope Francis at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on Sept. 20, 2023. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Sep…
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Saint Maximilian Kolbe's life as a child prepared his path to holiness
Maximilian Kolbe, 1939. / Public Domain. Rome Newsroom, Aug 14, 2023 / 15:16 pm (CNA). On August 14, 1941, the…
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How St. Ignatius of Loyola became the patron saint of soldiers
A 17th-century statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Spanish sculptor Juan Martínez Montañés. / Jl FilpoC via Wikimedia (CC…
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The Lebanese saint who unites Christians and Muslims
Image from the Shrine of St. Charbel. / Hannah Brockhaus / CNA. Annaya, Lebanon, Jul 24, 2023 / 10:35 am…
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Catholic News - Americas
New ‘Padre Pio’ film is a human look at the famous saint, filmmakers say
"Padre Pio," starring Shia LaBeouf, airs in theaters June 2, 2023. / Credit: Gravitas Ventures Boston, Mass., Jun 1, 2023…
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Catholic News - General
Here’s the prayer of a journalist saint before he died for freedom of the Catholic press
St. Titus Brandsma / Credit: Congerdesign on Pixabay / St. Titus Brandsma Public Domain – Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff,…
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